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2650630, Star player, but you weren't a fan of their style
Posted by falafel stand pimpin, Fri Apr-13-18 01:58 PM
Used to hate watching Antoine Walker play in Boston. That shit was funny style to me.
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2650632, James Harden
Posted by bentagain, Fri Apr-13-18 02:08 PM
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2650635, i just hate when he starts cheesing.
Posted by BrooklynWHAT, Fri Apr-13-18 02:23 PM
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2650921, Harden is the Neymar of basketball
Posted by benny, Mon Apr-16-18 01:10 PM
undeniable talent, but man can he get annoying with his "gamesmanship" and solo-ball (that is super effective)
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2650928, speaking of Neymar...
Posted by thejerseytornado, Mon Apr-16-18 01:23 PM
soccer has a BUNCH of these dudes.
i don't like Cristiano Ronaldo's style, but that very much might be team rivalry based.
Neymar always was everything bad about brazilian players (ball hog who couldn't control emotions, etc.). 99% of non-barca fans would say Busquets. I never really dug the O.G. Ronaldo. Rooney too.
And don't get me started on Luis Suarez. I can't wait for him to get replaced. If Griezmann comes to barca, it better be to take his spot entirely.
I hate watching Diego Costa. Drogba too. Ballack. Something about Thomas Muller bothers me too.
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you think we playing chess, but i'm playing mad-making. Basaglia
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2650640, Mid career and beyond Karl Malone
Posted by GOMEZ, Fri Apr-13-18 02:38 PM
no denying his effectiveness, but even his stupid Mailman dunk with one hand behind his head was boring as fuck.
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2650671, Young Karl Malone was one of my faves...cuz he would crush Boston.
Posted by Castro, Fri Apr-13-18 09:54 PM
Him and Stockton would beat Boston every year.
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2650672, he could run like a deer, too
Posted by ConcreteCharlie, Sat Apr-14-18 01:10 AM
barkley was more explosive in the open court and he could handle the ball. but as far as a classic trailer-of-the-break, malone ran fluidly and brilliantly. both great fast break players.
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2650691, yeah, young Mailman was something different.
Posted by GOMEZ, Sat Apr-14-18 10:45 AM
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2650680, Low key the all time Jazz team are the most fun in 2k.
Posted by Ryan M, Sat Apr-14-18 01:50 AM
Young Malone/Stockton. Eaton. Pistol Pete. Ak47. Rudy. Hayward. Dantley.
Too dope.
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2651105, Funny this is the name that instantly popped in my head and idk why
Posted by Jon, Tue Apr-17-18 05:47 PM
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2650641, David Robinson
Posted by bnicedh, Fri Apr-13-18 02:53 PM
just didnt do it for me...
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2650644, Bryce harper
Posted by Cenario, Fri Apr-13-18 02:58 PM
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2650668, To be dead honest....Kobe
Posted by LA2Philly, Fri Apr-13-18 09:30 PM
The ball stopping and "all on me" style of play damn near made me lose my mind. Thankfully, we had the coach who could harness that into rings.
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2650681, Eh.
Posted by Ryan M, Sat Apr-14-18 01:52 AM
He was so fun on the going nowhere teams and he was so great on 08-13. He came with headaches but I can’t say I hated the style whatsoever.
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2650694, The DGAF mentality was def fun during those dark years
Posted by LA2Philly, Sat Apr-14-18 11:26 AM
>He came with headaches but I can’t say I hated the
>style whatsoever.
I absolutely did lol
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2650806, I can't say that I hated watching his style
Posted by obsidianchrysalis, Sun Apr-15-18 08:15 PM
Because he was one of the greatest bad shot makers of all-time. On a pure observational level, it was amazing to watch.
But as a fan of the team, it was immensely frustrating to watch him eat up time during possessions to get up bad shots.
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2650809, me either and I guess since I wasn't emotinally...
Posted by Dstl1, Sun Apr-15-18 08:34 PM
invested in the Lakers as a team, I didn't see it from the side a Lakers' fan would. I LOVE(D) Kobe. One of my favorite players to ever play.
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2650865, Wow.
Posted by BrooklynWHAT, Mon Apr-16-18 09:31 AM
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2650870, I'll reciprocate: AI
Posted by bshelly, Mon Apr-16-18 10:01 AM
some of this is revisionist history. i was as down with the 2001 Sixers as anyone else and am proud to stand against all the racists who gave him shit.
but unless he was having a good game, iverson was damn near unwatchable. his highlight reel was always amazing, but watching him shoot 11-26 night after night after night wasn't the best unless we were winning big. no, we never gave him teammates or a coach to put him in a worthwhile offense, but that complete monopoly of the ball is never a good look, even when it's from one of your heroes.
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2651110, Kobe lost the 2004 NBA finals by himself. Tough to watch.
Posted by Orbit_Established, Tue Apr-17-18 06:07 PM
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O_E: "Acts like an asshole and posts with imperial disdain"
"I ORBITs the solar system, listenin..."
(C)Keith Murray, "
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2650673, Kobe, Mailman, McHale, Bonds, Brodeur, Brady, Emmitt, et al
Posted by ConcreteCharlie, Sat Apr-14-18 01:12 AM
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2650697, Emmitt Smith had no style beyond "run thru the hole they tell me"
Posted by cgonz00cc, Sat Apr-14-18 11:59 AM
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2650867, Yeah. He used to have me LOL sometimes
Posted by Dr Claw, Mon Apr-16-18 09:35 AM
esp. when I saw him on the Cardinals in the tail end of his career.
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2651071, Bonds! You need to explain this shit to me
Posted by The Real, Tue Apr-17-18 12:58 PM
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2650693, The Manu Ginobli Appreciation post
Posted by Orbit_Established, Sat Apr-14-18 11:20 AM
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O_E: "Acts like an asshole and posts with imperial disdain"
"I ORBITs the solar system, listenin..."
(C)Keith Murray, "
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2650911, He was exciting and paradoxical as fuck
Posted by ConcreteCharlie, Mon Apr-16-18 12:58 PM
His style was so unorthodox that people copied it and turned into something technical and orthodox. Loved watching Manu. Unpredictable AF.
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2651109, Dude was incredible. Still is.
Posted by Orbit_Established, Tue Apr-17-18 06:06 PM
>His style was so unorthodox that people copied it and turned
>into something technical and orthodox. Loved watching Manu.
>Unpredictable AF.
The thing is how QUICK and ATHLETIC dude is. But the
awkward dribble and footwork
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O_E: "Acts like an asshole and posts with imperial disdain"
"I ORBITs the solar system, listenin..."
(C)Keith Murray, "
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2651115, It took me 2 or 3 years to admit he was good, cuz it looked weird
Posted by GOMEZ, Tue Apr-17-18 08:08 PM
in my feeble brain it felt like he was getting lucky for like 2 or 3 straight seasons. Manu was/is the shit, though. I just accept it now.
Important to note, i'm not comparing their styles, but I had the same issue with Jeff Hornacek when he was on the Jazz. He would always hit these stupid runners and flip shots that just seemed lucky as fuck - cut me watching some random Jeff Hornacek feature on NBA Inside Stuff or something, of him practicing these stupid fucking shots, like 'that sonofabitch has been practicing that shit! he might be kinda nice'.
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2650695, melo
Posted by sndesai1, Sat Apr-14-18 11:26 AM
even more so now that he's not actually good anymore
just so boring to watch
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2650698, Curtis Granderson the power hitter
Posted by cgonz00cc, Sat Apr-14-18 12:02 PM
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2650805, A good one
Posted by obsidianchrysalis, Sun Apr-15-18 08:13 PM
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2650701, Tracy McGrady
Posted by guru0509, Sat Apr-14-18 01:47 PM
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2650709, RE: Star player, but you weren't a fan of their style
Posted by electricflower, Sat Apr-14-18 05:55 PM
i was super mad when the kings traded jason williams for mike bibby
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2650713, Brett Favre
Posted by will_5198, Sat Apr-14-18 07:39 PM
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2650714, RE: Star player, but you weren't a fan of their style
Posted by MaxPtah, Sat Apr-14-18 08:01 PM
NBA: Reggie Miller. Just seemed so one dimensional to me. One of the best shooters ever, but I couldn't watch a whole Pacers game because of him.
NFL: Troy Aikman. I feel like he benefited more by the pieces around him that vice versa. Played the position to paint-by-numbers.
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2650866, your latter pick made me forget Eli.
Posted by Dr Claw, Mon Apr-16-18 09:35 AM
>NFL: Troy Aikman. I feel like he benefited more by the pieces
>around him that vice versa. Played the position to
>paint-by-numbers.
he might be Pey-Pey's bro, but I feel like his real NFL antecedent is Aikman
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2650729, Sampras + Seles basically turned me off of tennis
Posted by thejerseytornado, Sun Apr-15-18 09:00 AM
I was team Chang + Graf and Sampras and Seles just kept whooping their asses.
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you think we playing chess, but i'm playing mad-making. Basaglia
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2650929, heh, the lack of a Sampras turned me off to tennis
Posted by Kungset, Mon Apr-16-18 01:26 PM
the death of serve and volley has made the game so boring to me
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2650810, Kevin McHale
Posted by wluv, Sun Apr-15-18 08:54 PM
King of the up and under 2 foot put back that would kill teams.
Couldn't stand that frankenstein mf.
Great player...hated his game.
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2650838, I HATED him, but his post up game was masterful.
Posted by Castro, Sun Apr-15-18 11:17 PM
He was as nasty in the post as Hakeem.
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2650839, Lebron James
Posted by Ink_Spot, Mon Apr-16-18 12:03 AM
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2650871, explain
Posted by melmag, Mon Apr-16-18 10:13 AM
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2650873, ^
Posted by BrooklynWHAT, Mon Apr-16-18 10:21 AM
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2650854, Kobe and Brady
Posted by ambient1, Mon Apr-16-18 08:40 AM
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2650862, Brady (system QB, dinosaur ball), Donkeylips Green (FOH)
Posted by Dr Claw, Mon Apr-16-18 09:24 AM
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2650868, russ & harden
Posted by bshelly, Mon Apr-16-18 09:36 AM
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2650874, Peyton
Posted by BrooklynWHAT, Mon Apr-16-18 10:22 AM
hike the damn ball. fuck that OMAHA OMAHA OMAHA shit.
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2650884, da fuck
Posted by LA2Philly, Mon Apr-16-18 10:58 AM
You have problems with a QB reading and processing the game? It's only fitting you're stuck with Mariota then
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2650877, Nolan Ryan comes to mind nm
Posted by Wonderl33t, Mon Apr-16-18 10:35 AM
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2650889, Word
Posted by Call It Anything, Mon Apr-16-18 11:34 AM
Throw 150 pitches, tons of strike outs, lot of walks, wild pitches galore. Then between innings he's talking to you in the television about Advil.
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2650878, Daunte Culpepper (as much as he was a star)
Posted by ShawndmeSlanted, Mon Apr-16-18 10:40 AM
in the toss it to moss years
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2650888, aka the Derrick Rose post
Posted by DVS, Mon Apr-16-18 11:28 AM
Inconsistent 3...baskets strictly off athletic ability...constantly seeking contact from people twice his size...black hole on offense...turnover prone.
Did I miss anything?
D
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2650904, KD
Posted by ToeJam, Mon Apr-16-18 12:24 PM
Something about his play is just irritating.
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2650912, Surprised no one has said Mayweather yet
Posted by ConcreteCharlie, Mon Apr-16-18 12:59 PM
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2650914, I had to learn to love Ryan Howard's style
Posted by ConcreteCharlie, Mon Apr-16-18 01:01 PM
At first it was just exciting that he had so much power. Once pitchers got a book on him, he turned into an interesting player but sometimes a frustrating one to watch. If you made the pitches on him, he struck out. If you didn't, oooohhhhhh, he would make your ass PAY. His struggles against lefties never ceased to be frustrating but overall I loved his game in the end.
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2650923, Vince Carter
Posted by legsdiamond, Mon Apr-16-18 01:11 PM
I loved the dunks but never cared for the rest of his game.
Same with Shawn Kemp
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2650970, RE: Vince Carter
Posted by melmag, Mon Apr-16-18 07:27 PM
his dunks overshadowed his offensive game imo (as it should) but Vince was an
underrated passer, had an effortless jumpshot, incredible balance & slick ballhandling.
dude is as complete as it gets on offense. fun player to watch even without the dunks
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2651008, Paul Pierce, John Stockton,Robert Parrish,
Posted by mistermaxxx08, Mon Apr-16-18 10:20 PM
phil simms, dan fouts, Marvin Harrison
Greg Maddox, Tom Glavine, Gaylord Perry
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2651072, Yo, you best be careful uttering #88's name
Posted by The Real, Tue Apr-17-18 01:01 PM
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2651098, Carmelo Anthony, Paul Pierce, D-Wade.
Posted by third_i_vision, Tue Apr-17-18 04:42 PM
They always put me to sleep.
The fact that Wade has been on PEDs for 15 years makes him even more lame to me.
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2651120, Chris Paul
Posted by BlassFemur, Tue Apr-17-18 09:15 PM
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2651166, SHAQ, Russ, Paul Pierce, Boogie
Posted by Government Name, Wed Apr-18-18 07:25 AM
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2651188, tim duncan
Posted by tariqhu, Wed Apr-18-18 09:33 AM
so boring. no dynamic athleticism. he was still amazing.
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